by - February 6, 2019 5:57 pm
Deadline for Market Facilitation Program looms
Farmers looking to get trade adjustment assistance from the USDA have until February 14th to sign up with the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in order to be eligible for…
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by - February 5, 2019 8:47 pm
Fort Smith Board OKs plan to hire 10 new employees for water and sewer system work
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved on Tuesday (Feb. 5) the hiring of 10 additional water and sewer department employees to allow the city to have more teams available…
by - February 5, 2019 4:43 pm
Fort Smith female police officers talk expectations, need for more women on the force
The Fort Smith Police Department has hit a milestone —10% of the officers are now female. While FSPD falls slightly below the national average, the department is seeing an uptick…
by - February 5, 2019 4:38 pm
Film production soundstage opens in Hiwasse
The budding film industry in Arkansas got a little larger Tuesday (Feb. 5) when Farm Studios, a soundstage and production facility, held a grand opening and ribbon cutting at its…
by - February 5, 2019 4:18 pm
Project HEART set to launch at NYITCOM at ASU this summer
The New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at ASU) is now accepting applications for its annual summer program, “Project H.E.A.R.T.” (Health Education…
by - February 5, 2019 3:57 pm
Tyson Foods reportedly interested in acquiring Foster Farms
Tyson Foods has made no bones about its desire to grow through acquisition when it makes sense from a financial and operations standpoint. The Springdale-based meat giant is still in…
by - February 5, 2019 12:49 am
Remix Ideas to present ‘Battle of Ideas’ on Feb. 22
Little Rock’s Remix Ideas will present its “Battle of Ideas” pitch contest on Feb. 22 where early stage startups can pitch their business ideas for a chance to win $5,000….
by - February 4, 2019 7:37 pm
Study shows that parts of rural Arkansas still haven’t recovered to pre-Great Recession economic output levels
The state and national economies have grown significantly since the Great Recession raged more than a decade ago, but a new study released by the University of Arkansas indicates that…
by - February 4, 2019 4:37 pm
USA Truck net income beats estimate, 2018 revenue up almost 20%
Finding drivers continues to be “challenging” for Van Buren-based USA Truck, but it didn’t stop the company from posting 2018 net income of $12.204 million, better than what the market…
by - February 4, 2019 4:00 pm
Ed Fryar of Rogers appointed to University of Arkansas Board of Trustees
Retired poultry executive and former University of Arkansas professor Ed Fryar of Rogers has been appointed to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. The 10-year term is effective March…
by - February 4, 2019 12:54 pm
Bachoco, parent of OK Foods, posts 5.2% annual sales growth
Mexico-based Industrias Bachoco, the parent company of OK Foods in Fort Smith, reported annual revenue growth of 5.2% for the year ending Dec. 3. The integrated poultry company is the…
by - February 4, 2019 8:38 am
Arkansas farmers hope to fare better in the coming year after brutal 2018
A perfect storm of problems ranging from the ongoing trade war with China, lower commodity prices, and bad weather plagued Arkansas farmers in 2018. Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward told…
by - February 4, 2019 8:29 am
National magazine highlights Bentonville venue among South’s best new bars
If you’re a fan of The Holler in Bentonville, then you’ve got a good reason to pick up the latest issue of Garden & Gun magazine. The Holler, which opened…
by - February 3, 2019 11:58 am
As the art world grows: the pains and possibilities
Northwest Arkansas has become a capital of retail commerce, and it is now emerging as a destination of American art. What if the two were to marry, and the region’s…
by - February 2, 2019 4:50 pm
Revenue for holding company of Fort Smith manufacturer up 8.8%
Stamford, Conn.-based Silgan Holdings Inc., which recently opened a manufacturing plant in Fort Smith, reported full year 2018 net income of $224 million, or $2.01 per diluted share, below the…
by - February 1, 2019 5:10 pm
Company promises to close ‘organic residuals’ lagoon causing stench in Fort Smith
The smell hanging over Fort Smith the past few weeks is the result of a cleanup in the Arkansas River bottoms in Crawford County and should soon be coming to…
by - February 1, 2019 4:45 pm
Trade concerns, opioid crisis, lack of R&D investment seen as risks to economic growth
More than 1,000 business professionals from around the state attended the Business Forecast Luncheon presented by the University of Arkansas Center for Business and Economic Research on Friday (Feb 1)…
by - February 1, 2019 3:04 pm
Then & Now: Amy Linimon expresses gratitude to UA donors
Editor’s note: The following story appeared in the Jan. 21 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - February 1, 2019 12:25 pm
Walmart exec says Northwest Arkansas could be data science hub
Walmart Chief Data Officer Bill Groves, who joined the retail giant about seven months ago, says he quickly sized up the potential for Northwest Arkansas to become a national hub…
by - February 1, 2019 10:40 am
Lem Tull, retired co-founder of Crafton Tull, dies at 85
Lemuel “Lem” Tull, a co-founder of Rogers-based architecture and engineering firm Crafton Tull, died Thursday morning (Jan. 30) at Mercy Hospital in Rogers. He was 85. “We will miss Mr….